THE MOST AMAZING MUFFIN PANS EVER

I know all caps means "angry"...but consider the all caps of this title to be the expression of pure joy to this Paleo muffin makers heart. I like making muffins for a special treat every once in a while and I've been known to throw some eggs and veggies together to make the "breakfast muffin" as seen on so many Paleo sites, but I'm going to be honest...that dirty, caked on, no matter how much oil I put in the cups, muffin pan usually sat on my counter (or sometimes in my sink with multiple changes of water to "soak" the goo off) for days because I simply HATED cleaning them up. I've heard that there are pans out there that are amazing, but because I got my muffin pans several years ago mine are not even close to amazing. I've used the muffin liners, but it seems that with the Paleo ingredients I always lost half of my muffin when it stuck to the liners....which lead me to investigate and purchase some silicone muffin tins. I looked at TONS of brands/reviews online (which by the way if you think you're going to go buy some at a store think again, I couldn't find any store that had them in person...everyone said "you can order them online").

Soo...that's just what I did. I narrowed it down to two brands that were rated the highest, reported using the highest food grade silicone possible, and were 100% silicone. I went with HIC brands (over Le Creuset individual muffin liners) based on price primarily. I could get both a 12 muffin and 24 mini muffin for the same price as 12 muffin liners from Le Creuset.

I couldn't wait to try something out and I had leftover sweet potatoes (from a dinner that you'll see for next week!!) and found this great recipe online for Morning Glory Muffins. Watch out though, this is only a recipe for 6 muffins (which doesn't go far at all for a family of 4!!!). I didn't catch this until I had filled 9 muffin tins and wondered what I had done wrong and reread the recipe...I do this all the time!!! These muffins were dense, moist, and more filling that I thought they would be. With so many amazing sources of good fat these were a great snack for the kids lunch boxes. I only used 1/2 of the called for honey and they were still perfectly sweet, especially slathered with some coconut oil right out of the oven!

So, how did the pan fair you ask?!? AMAZING...like when I took them out of the oven and didn't see any baked on mess I looked at my husband with a HUGE smile on my face and said, "wow, this gives me joy" Corny I know, but if you've ever wasted too much time scrubbing off baked on muffins you totally know what I'm talking about. I did coat with a light layer of coconut oil just because I was too paranoid!!

LOOK...there's two little guys missing and there is NO residue of them AT ALL!!! Even all those super baked on black bits just wiped off with some warm soapy water....I'm in love with my muffin pan and I don't care who knows it!!!